Old Testament · Major figure
Eliphaz
The eldest son of Esau and the primary friend who confronts Job regarding his suffering.
Eliphaz appears in Genesis as the firstborn son of Esau and Adah, representing a lineage of Edomite leaders. In the Book of Job, he serves as the first and most prominent of the three friends who visit Job, arguing that suffering is a direct consequence of personal sin. His speeches reflect a traditionalist theology that Job ultimately rejects, leading to God's rebuke of Eliphaz for failing to speak what is right.
In the text
- Verses
- 14
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Genesis 36:4
- Last appears
- Job 42:9
Where Eliphaz appears
14 verses · 7 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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